PMID- 33503931 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210316 IS - 2079-4991 (Print) IS - 2079-4991 (Electronic) IS - 2079-4991 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 2 DP - 2021 Jan 25 TI - Feasibility of Application of the Newly Developed Nano-Biomaterial, beta-TCP/PDLLA, in Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery: A Pilot Rat Study. LID - 10.3390/nano11020303 [doi] LID - 303 AB - This study was performed to examine the applicability of the newly developed nano-biocomposite, beta-tricalcium phosphate (beta-TCP)/u-HA/poly-d/l-lactide (PDLLA), to bone defects in the oral and maxillofacial area. This novel nano-biocomposite showed several advantages, including biocompatibility, biodegradability, and osteoconductivity. In addition, its optimal plasticity also allowed its utilization in irregular critical bone defect reconstructive surgery. Here, three different nano-biomaterials, i.e., beta-TCP/PDLLA, beta-TCP, and PDLLA, were implanted into critical bone defects in the right lateral mandible of 10-week-old Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats as bone graft substitutes. Micro-computed tomography (Micro-CT) and immunohistochemical staining for the osteogenesis biomarkers, Runx2, osteocalcin, and the leptin receptor, were performed to investigate and compare bone regeneration between the groups. Although the micro-CT results showed the highest bone mineral density (BMD) and bone volume to total volume (BV/TV) with beta-TCP, immunohistochemical analysis indicated better osteogenesis-promoting ability of beta-TCP/PDLLA, especially at an early stage of the bone healing process. These results confirmed that the novel nano-biocomposite, beta-TCP/PDLLA, which has excellent biocompatibility, bioresorbability and bioactive/osteoconductivity, has the potential to become a next-generation biomaterial for use as a bone graft substitute in maxillofacial reconstructive surgery. FAU - Toda, Erina AU - Toda E AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya-Cho, Izumo 693-8501, Shimane, Japan. FAU - Bai, Yunpeng AU - Bai Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6087-2095 AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya-Cho, Izumo 693-8501, Shimane, Japan. FAU - Sha, Jingjing AU - Sha J AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya-Cho, Izumo 693-8501, Shimane, Japan. FAU - Dong, Quang Ngoc AU - Dong QN AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya-Cho, Izumo 693-8501, Shimane, Japan. FAU - Ngo, Huy Xuan AU - Ngo HX AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya-Cho, Izumo 693-8501, Shimane, Japan. FAU - Suyama, Takashi AU - Suyama T AD - Department of Life Science, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya-Cho, Izumo 693-8501, Shimane, Japan. FAU - Miyamoto, Kenichi AU - Miyamoto K AD - Department of Life Science, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya-Cho, Izumo 693-8501, Shimane, Japan. FAU - Matsuzaki, Yumi AU - Matsuzaki Y AD - Department of Life Science, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya-Cho, Izumo 693-8501, Shimane, Japan. FAU - Kanno, Takahiro AU - Kanno T AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya-Cho, Izumo 693-8501, Shimane, Japan. LA - eng GR - #17K11803/JSPS KAKENHI/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210125 PL - Switzerland TA - Nanomaterials (Basel) JT - Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 101610216 PMC - PMC7912080 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Runx2 OT - biocompatibility OT - leptin receptor OT - osteocalcin OT - osteoconductivity OT - beta-TCP/PDLLA COIS- The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. EDAT- 2021/01/29 06:00 MHDA- 2021/01/29 06:01 PMCR- 2021/01/25 CRDT- 2021/01/28 01:02 PHST- 2020/12/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/01/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/01/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/01/28 01:02 [entrez] PHST- 2021/01/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/01/29 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/01/25 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - nano11020303 [pii] AID - nanomaterials-11-00303 [pii] AID - 10.3390/nano11020303 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nanomaterials (Basel). 2021 Jan 25;11(2):303. doi: 10.3390/nano11020303.